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Sudan Public Holidays in 2022

Observance*

Jan. Sat

Glorious Independence Day (National Day)

Fri

Christmas Day for Eastern Communities

Christian

Sat

Eastern Christmas Holiday

Christian

Sun

Eastern Christmas Holiday

Christian

Apr. Fri

Western Easter Holiday

Christian

Sat

Western Easter Holiday

Christian

Sun

Easter Day for Western Communities

Christian

Fri

Eastern Easter Holiday

Christian

Sat

Eastern Easter Holiday

Christian

Sun

Easter Day for Eastern Communities

Christian

May Mon

Ramadan Bairam / Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Tue

Ramadan Bairam / Eid al Fitr Holiday

Wed

Ramadan Bairam / Eid al Fitr Holiday

Thu

Ramadan Bairam / Eid al Fitr Holiday

July Fri

Corban Bairam Holiday

Sat

Corban Bairam / Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)

Sun

Corban Bairam Holiday

Mon

Corban Bairam Holiday

Tue

Corban Bairam Holiday

Sat

Islamic New Year

Oct. Sat

The Prophet's Birthday (Moulid Al Nabi)

Dec. Sun

Christmas Day for Western Communities

Christian

Mon

Western Christmas Holiday

Christian

Tue

Western Christmas Holiday

Christian

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29 Dec 2017Sudan Public Holiday January 1st (The Sudan News Agency-SUNA) The Cabinet's Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Monday, January 1, 2018, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of Sudan National Day.
•12 Feb 2017Sudan 2017 Public Holidays Announced (The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan-Khartoum) The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2017.
•02 Jan 2016Sudan 2016 Public Holidays Announced (The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan-Khartoum) The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2016.
•18 Dec 2015Sudan Public Holiday December 24 (The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan-Khartoum) The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that Saturday, December 24, 2015, had been declared a non-working public holiday in Sudan on account of the upcoming Eid Al-Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) annual non-working public holiday in the Sudan.
•09 Apr 2015Sudan Public Holiday April 13 (The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan-Khartoum) The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that Monday, April 13, 2015, would be a one-off non-working public holiday in Sudan on account of the presidential and national elections being held in Sudan on that day.
•22 Jan 2015Sudan 2015 Public Holidays Announced (The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan-Khartoum) The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2015.
•30 Dec 2014Sudanese Public Holiday January 1st (The Sudan News Agency-SUNA) The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Thursday, January 1, 2015, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the anniversary of the independence of Sudan.
•01 Oct 2014Sudanese 2014 Eid al-Adha Public Holidays (The Sudan News Agency-SUNA) The Cabinet Ministry of the Republic of Sudan has declared that the upcoming annual Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays in the Republic of the Sudan would be extended to run from Friday, October 3, until Wednesday, October 9, 2014.
•07 Jan 2014Sudan 2014 Public Holidays Announced (The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan-Khartoum) The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2014.
•19 Jan 2013Sudanese Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday January 24 (The Sudan News Agency-SUNA) The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Thursday, January 24, 2013, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the anniversary of the holy Birthday of the Prophet.
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Weekends: Officially, Fridays are the only weekly day off work. Government and businesses open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 2:30 p.m. from Saturday through Thursday.
•Regional Variations: Despite the official rules, weekly closing dates and rest days do vary geographically, between the Arab/Muslim north and the African/Christian south. In the Southern States, Sunday is the official weekly holiday while Muslims work up to 11:00 a.m. on Fridays. In Khartoum State, beginning January 12, 2008, weekends for both public and private sectors will be 2-day long; Fridays and Saturdays.
•Torit Revolution Day commemorates the August 18, 1955, events in Southern Sudan, but is currently not a public holiday in the GoSS.
•GoSS stands for the Government of Southern Sudan, which separated from Sudan on Saturday, July 9, 2011.
•Sudan International Codes SD and SDN (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .sd (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Sudan information and news: Bank of Sudan (Sudan central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Sudan maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Sudan), and Wikipedia (includes Sudan commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Sudan, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions.

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Religious Holidays : Public holidays in Sudan that are based on certain religious calendars may be subject to local variations due to differing interpretations between different religious authorities, or to seemingly arbitrary changes in the date a holiday is celebrated because it conflicts with another holiday that is based on another calendar, or because the day of the holiday is deemed inauspicious (bad luck). To find out more about these uncertainties, see the footnote below, if any, for each specific religion.

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Muslim Holidays : Muslim bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Sudan were evaluated using the Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia which is used in Saudi Arabia and in most of the Persian Gulf States. Holidays may occur a day later in countries outside the Gulf region. The sunrises, sunsets, moon phases, moonrises and moonsets used in these calculations are based on the location of Mecca (latitude 21.42°N, longitude, 39.82°E, GMT+3 hours, no summer time rules).

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